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- Elizabeth I, 1533 - 1603

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Today in Military History

January 17



1944:

First attack toward Cassino (Italy)


1957:

HMCS Bonaventure is commissioned at Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the first aircraft carrier to be owned outright by Canada and incorporates several post-war technical developments: an angled deck, mirror landing aid, and steam catapult




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